About the Boers and Their English Enmity in Transvaal
A detailed portrayal of Boer attitudes toward English rule and the impact of gold discoveries. The piece traces Boer history from Dutch French settler roots to the rise of Johannesburg, Boer temperance laws, punishments for drunkenness, and social judgments. It also notes Boer humor, gallantry, and the role of women in Transvaal society.
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Transvaal
Engishman
Craig
Cape
Africa
Andries Pretorius
Pretoriuses
Gladstone
Republic
Kruger
Joubert
Pretorilus
Pretoria
South Kaup
Bheba Reef
Barberton
Witwatersrand
Volkeraad
Johannesburg
T Rend
Obstinacy of llamas on a Peruvian trail
In this scene from a 19th century adventure, two travelers watch a boy named Ramon and a Peruvian llama resist marching. The boy pelted with pebbles to coax movement while Barton urges force. The professor praises patience and notes llamas’ suited adaptation to high altitudes.
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Barton
Peru
Itamon Yaya
Senor
Casapalca
Ramon
Chese
Indiana
Eterna
Llaman
Ra*ion
Adelante
Nicholas
The Expansion of Ice Explains Freezing Cracks
The St. Louis Republic explains that ice expands as water freezes, forming a surface layer of crystals that thickens with colder temperatures. The internal pressure from expanding ice causes bulging and eventual cracking when the vessel cannot resist, a process halted only if the underlying water is removed.
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St. Louis Republic
Wessel
Wood Preserver Used In Swiss Telegraph Posts
A Swiss method preserves wood by dipping posts in a 200 gallon tank placed 20 to 25 feet high. Copper solution descends the pipe through caps on pole ends, soaking fiber along the entire length as it drains, with drips collected beneath.
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Switzerland
Hair Color Changes Reported Across Patients
A French hospital notes hair shift from red to white in a woman with acute neuralgia. An English wife of a clergyman changes from brunette to blonde after fever. A chlorosis patient shows snow wet hair two inches from scalp. A Berlin asylum patient’s hair colors with temperature from pale yellow to auburn. A German officer awaiting trial shows brown to brown yellow to bluish green as fear rises.
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Berlin
New York Mail and Express
Five Generation Maine Family Showcases Long-Lived Line
A Maine family spans five living generations led by Mrs. Hannahl A. Stearns at 91, with Mrs. Francia F. Noyes, U6, Mrs. Ada May Barrett, 43, Mrs. Cora May Noyes, 25, and Delia May Noyes, 5. The group is described as a sturdy all-female line with no need for tonics or eyeglasses, except hearing.
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State of
Maine
Hannahl A. Stearns
Francia F. Noyes
Ada May Barrett
Cora May Noyes
Delia May Noyes
Stearns
Oldest Man in Kansas Lives in St Paul Neosho County
The oldest man in Kansas is George W. Walshe of St Paul Neosho County. Born in Scotia near Schenectady New York in 1701 he remains in good health with clear memory. He voted for Madison for President and worked actively in railroad construction until nine years ago.
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Kansas
George W. Walshe
St. Paul
Neosho County
Scotia
Schhenectady
N. Y
Madison
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Vrou
Rand
St. Paul's Magazine
Llamas
Wood Preserver
Rae Stine Soret Hennes
Dion
Ripans
Dior
Ygles
Indiana Bicycle CO
Indianapolis, Ind
J. L. Dunkel
AceEnt
L. 8
Baer
Fort Wayne
Wd Rt
Dackeon
Hiledale
Sesso
Tad Ee
Aon Tery
Fremont
Angola
Lensant Lake
Waterloo
Ubuen Junction
Onal
Bryan
Cincinnati & Allegan Mail
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Cincinna
Oincianati & Allegan Mail
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Hneiowatl
Trafne
Argentrom
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Detroit
Addison
Toledo
Mnotelth
Tichova
Nans
T. OC
M. Somindler
G.P
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Hilton House
Oded Livery
Stephen A. Powers
Reeves
A. Pilliod
Iaaturer of
W. W. Snyder
Bank OF Fremont
Fremont, Indiana
Suean Fart
Basher
Nuwr. G. Bat
Deesa General Banking
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